waning

English Thesaurus

1. a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent (noun.event)

hypernym	:	decrease, drop-off, lessening,
definition	:	a change downward (noun.event)

antonym	:	waxing,
definition	:	a gradual increase in magnitude or extent (noun.event)

derivation	:	decline, go down, wane,
definition	:	grow smaller (verb.change)

derivation	:	wane,
definition	:	decrease in phase (verb.change)

derivation	:	wane,
definition	:	become smaller (verb.change)

2. (of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases (adj.all)

antonym	:	waxing,
definition	:	(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases (adj.all)

3. a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent (noun.event)

antonym	:	waxing,
definition	:	a gradual increase in magnitude or extent (noun.event)

derivation	:	decline, go down, wane,
definition	:	grow smaller (verb.change)

derivation	:	wane,
definition	:	decrease in phase (verb.change)

derivation	:	wane,
definition	:	become smaller (verb.change)

4. (of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases (adj.all)

antonym	:	waxing,
definition	:	(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases (adj.all)